On May 15th KPTZ went live on the air. The first of the Hempsonian Institute of Higher Yearning shows aired at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST. In July, The Hempsonian will have a weekly slot in KPTZ programming. Podcasts of past shows will be posted here and on the KPTZ site. But for now,– just to give you a little taste — here’s a snippet from the first show. Have a listen!
HEMPSONIAN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER YEARNING #1 “The Ear”
“THE EAR” May 15, 2011
POEMS
Stanley Kunitz “The Round”
Christine Hemp “Outgrowing My Body”
Robert Frost “Mending Wall”
Celia Rose Langford “Spring”
Sandy Diamond “Identity” from her CD Quasimodo and the Bellringers with Bruce Cannavaro, Bruce Cowan, and David George Gordon
Marvin Bell “Poem after Carlos
Drummond de Andrade”
MUSIC
Josh White “One Meat Ball” Josh White Sings The Blues & Sings Volumes 1 & 2 1995 Collectibles label
Nico Muhly “Mothertongue” from “Mothertongue” 2008 Brassland Records
John Rutter “Choral Fanfare” from the album “Te Deum” City of London Sinfonia 1993
Bud Shank “How are things in Glocca Morra” and “On Green Dolphin Street” (1980 Concord Jazz)
J.S. Bach allegro movement of Brandenburg Concerto #5 Collegium Stuttgart; Hanssler Classics 1999
David Byrne “Like Humans Do”
from “Look Into the Eyeball (Virgin 2001)
